Gastric Cancer Survival and Its Predictors in Nepal.

Background: In Nepal, gastric cancer was the second most common cause of cancer deaths in males and the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths in females in 2020. Although gastric cancer is a significant public health problem, there have been no studies undertaken in Nepal to determine the survival and predictors of gastric cancer survival.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of gastric cancer patients at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

Hospital admission for mental illness: Comparing women who gave birth in a private hospital and a public hospital.

Background: In Australia, perinatal care is provided through a mix of government and private funding. Women who give birth in a private hospital are less likely to receive depression screening and psychosocial assessment and are less likely to access parenting services that support mental health outcomes, compared to women who give birth in a public hospital.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the risk of one outcome of perinatal mental illness - hospital admission - for women who gave birth in private hospitals compared to women who gave birth in public hospitals.

Scoping review of the impact of birth trauma on clinical decisions of midwives.

Objective: The psychological and emotional impact of a traumatic birth experience on clinicians is well-established. It is also known that emotions can generally influence decisions. However, it is not clear whether experiencing a birth trauma can affect the professional behaviour and decision-making of clinicians.

Readiness for practice: The views of New Zealand senior nursing students.

The concept of 'readiness to practice' of nursing students is not well understood even though being 'ready for practice' is the focus of undergraduate programs. The aim of this study was to critically explore senior student's views about their readiness to practice as a registered nurse. This study was undertaken in a school of nursing in the South Island of New Zealand.

Cancer Cases Referral system in Nepal.

The burden of cancer is estimated to be increasing in Nepal, whilst the country lacks national established guidelines or protocols for referral of cancer cases. Cancer patients are presenting many different health facilities throughout the country. In rural areas almost all cancer patients have their first diagnosis when visiting a health assistant or nurse at their nearest primary health care delivery service.

Postnatal psychosocial assessment and clinical decision-making, a descriptive study.

Aims And Objectives: To describe experienced child and family health nurses' clinical decision-making during a postnatal psychosocial assessment.

Background: Maternal emotional well-being in the postnatal year optimises parenting and promotes infant development. Psychosocial assessment potentially enables early intervention and reduces the risk of a mental disorder occurring during this time of change.

Exploratory factor analysis of the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher Scale (CLES+T).

Background And Purpose: The Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher (CLES+T) scale measures student nurses' perceptions of clinical learning environments. This study evaluates the construct validity and internal reliability of the CLES+T in hospital settings in New Zealand. Comparisons are made between New Zealand and Finnish data.

The mental health of mothers of unsettled infants: is there value in routine psychosocial assessment in this context?

This study aims to investigate the (1) pattern of psychosocial risk factors among mothers of unsettled infants, (2) the relationship between these risk factors and current mental health status and (3) acceptability of psychosocial risk assessment in the parentcraft setting. Women with unsettled infants aged up to 12 months were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, a diagnostic interview (Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)) and a psychosocial assessment tool, the Postnatal Risk Questionnaire (PNRQ). Of the women, 27.